Science says your voice changes when you hear it on a recording, and your skull is partly to blameYour voice is an important part of how you recognize and represent yourself, so hearing an unfamiliar acoustic version of it can create a m...
07 Sep, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
Psychology says people who worship their idols in sports, politics, cinema or business aren't just fans: What this behaviour reveals?Psychology says people who worship their idols in sports, politics, cinema or business aren't always showing simple admiration. Excessive i...
04 Sep, 2026, 09.46 PM IST
Havells brings agentic AI voice control to 2.67 million mobile app usersHavells introduced an AI voice feature for its mobile app. This new system allows users to control connected appliances using natural speec...
04 Sep, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
IIT Madras' Bodhan AI launches four AI models for Indian languages in partnership with AI4BharatBodhan AI has launched four foundational AI models for Indian languages. These models cover speech recognition, generation, translation, an...
04 Sep, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
US urges G20 countries to allow AI training on creators' workThe United States urged G20 nations to create rules for AI training on copyrighted works. Major American tech firms face lawsuits over usin...
03 Sep, 2026, 06.44 AM IST
Explained: How multi-decade high global bond yields spell caution for Indian stock market investorsGlobal bond yields are surging as oil-driven inflation, rising debt, heavy AI borrowing and hawkish central-bank expectations unsettle mark...
02 Sep, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
Putin envoy warns of Russian economy going 'berserk' on war footingIn a bleak warning, President Putin's envoy cautions that the Russian economy could spiral out of control. Concentrating solely on military...
01 Sep, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
Gupshup launches voice AI platform for businessesConversational messaging software provider Gupshup has launched a self-serve voice AI platform that enables businesses to build and run AI ...
01 Sep, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
A 2025 Stanford study gave 4,829 Americans AI-generated arguments supporting six different policies and found that participants became modestly more supportive after reading them, with AI messages appearing as persuasive as human-written arguments and often perceived as more logical and informedNew research shows large language models can influence political attitudes. AI-generated messages proved as persuasive as those written by ...
01 Sep, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
Bishnu S. Atal: The Indian-born scientist whose breakthrough helped make mobile phone calls possibleBishnu S. Atal, an accomplished engineer from India, made remarkable contributions to the fields of digital telephony and cellular technolo...
30 Aug, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
US judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic blacklistingAnthropic's lawsuit in California federal court alleges that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth overstepped his authority when he designated An...
28 Aug, 2026, 07.38 AM IST
Ringg AI raises $10 million in funding from Peak XV Partners, othersFounded in 2023 by Siddharth Tripathi, Kali Charan Vemuru and Utkarsh Shukla, the startup counts Policybazaar, CRED, Flipkart, Groww and Pr...
26 Aug, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Global market: Mainland China stocks slip as metal shares drop, investors await Jackson Hole cuesMainland Chinese stocks declined, led by non-ferrous metals, amid Middle East tensions and caution ahead of Jackson Hole. Investors await F...
25 Aug, 2026, 11.18 AM IST
Vahan AI fine-tunes 30-billion-parameter Nvidia Nemotron model for blue-collar hiringThe company worked with Nvidia’s technical team through its Inception programme to customise the 30-billion-parameter model using Vahan’s p...
25 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
18-year-old California student Colin Jie Chu built a model to predict EV battery health with 2.36% error. His research wins top US science award18-year-old California student Colin Jie Chu developed a model to predict the health and lifespan of electric vehicle batteries, achieving ...
24 Aug, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
India startup aims to compete with OpenAI in crowded voice arenaMurf AI has launched Falcon 2, a text-to-speech model designed to deliver human-like voices at lower costs and faster speeds. Priced at $0....
19 Aug, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
Wispr Flow raises $280 million at $2 billion valuation, Peak XV joins new roundSan Francisco-based voice AI startup Wispr Flow has raised $280 million at a $2 billion valuation, nearly tripling its valuation from its p...
17 Aug, 2026, 10.18 PM IST